This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 107 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 107 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This can be either good or bad and is a result of a person's actions in life. In Hinduism, they believe this determines the person's future existence. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 2. True or False:Bathing was unimportant to Harappans A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What major architectural work was built in Mohenjo-daro? A) The Great Bath. B) The Great Wall. C) The Great Hall. D) The Great Tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Bath. 4. What is the mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia? A) Mt. Everest. B) Himalayas. C) Alps. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 5. What do Buddhists hope to one day achieve? A) Salvation. B) Nirvana. C) Heaven. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 6. What is the significance of the Upanishads in Indian culture? A) All of the above. B) They form the basis of Indian religion and mythology. C) They discuss topics like reincarnation and duties of people. D) They are a series of brief teachings on philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 7. Group of people from north of the Himalayas that settled in the Indus Valley A) Aryans. B) Brahmins. C) Mesopotamians. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 8. In Ancient India, they had 'levels of society' called the ..... A) Caste system. B) Social pyramid. C) Upper, Middle, and Lower class. D) Social system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 9. Which of the following are the two most important rivers in India? A) Amazon and Nile Rivers. B) Mississippi and Hudson River. C) Sutlej and Ravi Rivers. D) Ganges and Indus Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges and Indus Rivers. 10. A collection of hundreds, even thousands, of sacred hymns A) Bible. B) Hymnal. C) Veda. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Veda. 11. The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: A) Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves. B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. C) King, queen, princes, lords. D) Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. 12. True or False:The Hindu's ultimate goal is to be free of reincarnation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Who sought to unify the political factions into a centralized whole and formed the Maurya Empire in ancient India? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Ashoka the Great. C) Akbar the Great. D) One who increases Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 14. The two major rivers in India are the A) Nile and Ganges. B) Tigris and Euphrates. C) Indus and Ganges. D) Indus and Tigris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus and Ganges. 15. A scholar who studies language. A) Sanskrit. B) Linguist. C) Dharma. D) Pantheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linguist. 16. Which statement below describes the Mandate of Heaven? A) The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods. B) The belief that the Chinese kings could remain in charge for ever. C) The belief that the Chinese kings could carry out religious ceremonies to please the gods. D) The belief that the Chinese kings could divide the kingdom into territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods. 17. People in the Indus Valley got their fresh water daily from A) Wells by their home. B) Walking to the Indus River. C) The Arabian Sea. D) The Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wells by their home. 18. The first pentium chip was invented by Mr.Vinod Dham in the year ..... A) 1923. B) 1943. C) 1933. D) 1953. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1933. 19. A job assigned at birth based on their family's line of work. A) Jati. B) Temple. C) Currency. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jati. 20. What is the mountain range to the north of India called? A) Adirondacks. B) Rockies. C) Himalayas. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesAncient Indian History Quiz 1Ancient Indian History Quiz 2Ancient Indian History Quiz 3Ancient Indian History Quiz 4Ancient Indian History Quiz 5Ancient Indian History Quiz 6Ancient Indian History Quiz 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books